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Jennifer Henderson: New Communications Liaison

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The GW English Department is happy to announce that Jennifer Henderson will be our Communications Liaison for the 2017-2018 school year! As the Communications Liaison, Jennifer will be helping out with the social media channels for the GW English Department, including this blog and Twitter.

Jennifer is pursuing both her B.A. and M.A. in English at GW. She is currently working on her senior thesis about Virginia Woolf and the construction of characters in Woolf’s novels. While Jennifer enjoys reading both for school and for pleasure, she also likes taking care of her twenty-five houseplants, going to galleries and museums in D.C., and trying new restaurants. In addition to her work as the Communications Liaison, she is also working in the English Department, so stop by and say hi!

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A Note from the Chair(s)
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Somehow, suddenly, it’s August again! We at GW English find it hard to believe that classes start three weeks from today, on Monday, August 29. Our faculty, as usual, has been hard at work over the summer, planning great courses for our students, and pursuing our research in numerous places around the world. We hope…

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GW English Alums on the Move: Playwright Nishi Chawla
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GW English Alum Nishi Chawla (PhD, 1996) NISHI CHAWLA: “A NATION SHOULD BE JUDGED BY HOW WELL IT RESPECTS ITS WOMEN.” Professor Margaret Soltan: Let’s start with the big news first. Your play, Indira, will be presented here in DC, at Spectrum Theater, on Oct 18 at 4 PM. Is this your first play? Give us a quick description…

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Doctoral Candidate Lori Brister Awarded 2013 Summer Dissertation Fellowship
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PhD Candidate Lori Brister Doctoral candidate Lori Brister has been awarded a 2013 Summer Dissertation Fellowship by GW’s Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships. This fellowship will allow her to travel to several notable libraries and collections, including the New York Public Library and the GeorgeEastman House/ International Museum of Photography and Film in…

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Welcoming Gayle Wald, the New Department Chair
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Gayle Wald wants you to know that her office door is always open. As the new department chair after January 1, 2010, Wald hopes to bridge the imaginary gap between faculty and students. “I want to engage the undergraduate majors. To give them a feeling of belonging to something through events and enhanced advising,” she…

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Senior Spotlights: Kat Kirman
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Raising High & Waving Goodbye: After completing her undergraduate degree in English at GW, Kat Kirman will continue her studies as an MA student in American University’s Film Production program. Her love of cinema and writing has been profoundly enriched by GW’s English curriculum, and she hopes to continue this growth during her graduate career! Share…

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Pramila Venkateswaran, GW English PhD, Named Suffolk County New York Poet Laureate
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Suffolk County New York Poet Laureate Pramila Venkateswaran Professor Pramila Venkateswaran, who received her PhD from GW’s English Department in 1988, recently became the Poet Laureate of Suffolk County, New York. We chatted with Professor Venkateswaran about her selection as laureate, her poetry, and her memories of the GW English department: 1. When did you graduate…

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